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depart

[dih-pahrt] / dɪˈpɑrt /




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Now Tim Cook is suing in a bid to protect Apple’s dominance in hand-held devices as the chief executive prepares to depart in September.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

You generally must purchase this coverage within 21 days of your initial trip payment, and you can’t cancel less than two days before you’re due to depart.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

In a letter to her niece, she wrote that she felt “more like a state prisoner than anything else” and there were “certain bounds set for me which I must not depart from.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

“We see no reason to depart from that view today.”

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

When at last they felt that the time had come to depart she used her magical knowledge for them.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

While Messi, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe have scored regularly at this tournament, Salah departs with just one goal to show for his efforts.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

According to several NBA news-breakers, including Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer and ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the Warriors are attempting to sign James this offseason as he departs the Lakers.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

The characterization departs from how political scientists typically define communism, which is generally understood as an ideology centered on collective ownership of the means of production and the elimination of private ownership of productive assets.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

The flight number for an American Airlines flight that departs Philadelphia just before 7 p.m. on July 4th and lands in Boston in time for fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

They converse for a moment, then Taryn departs.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

The agency’s fourth commissioner, Republican Donald Palmer, voluntarily departed the agency earlier this year to join the Heritage Foundation.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Standing alongside the attorney, Hearn, a three-time Olympic canoeist, did not speak but pumped his fist as he departed, with supporters chanting his name.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

One defendant in the case was ordered removed by an immigration judge and departed before trial, while Yepez was detained by ICE as the Los Angeles Police Department closed in.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Several teachers at her son’s school have departed, but none of her friends has decided to leave for good.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

After the last of her querents has departed in the early hours of the morning, Isobel takes her Marseilles deck from her pocket.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Following the 2-1 victory at AT&T Stadium, Norway’s all-time leading scorer decided he wanted to add a little Texas style to his look before departing for East Rutherford, N.J., for the next round.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Family tradition holds that Mallory left the ice axe with his sister Mary before departing for Everest in 1924 and it remained in her possession throughout her life.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Videos circulated by local and pro-Cuba outlets showed a tearful send-off from residents who gave the departing Cuban staff an ovation as they left the ophthalmology clinics they had been operating.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

He went downstairs and found that, in fact, due to the carnage, there would be no flights departing from LaGuardia, which would not reopen until the next day.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

After the departing villagers passed the river, at a spot where the water ran swift and deep, Alyce stepped out of the woods.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman




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